The vintages were 1986, 1983 and 1979; the favorite, by a modest margin, was the 1986 Petrus.

That was a modest margin over the nearly 37 percent of the votes that the European Union controls.

His American advisers had recommended a more modest winning margin of "60 to 70 percent."

The prospect of more modest margins is unsettling because it comes as LVMH's financing costs have risen, a result of spending for acquisitions and expansion.

In calculating what they pay growers, the big companies join together to estimate the growers' cost of production plus a modest margin.

The Labor Party went into the election with a modest margin with 51 seats, while the Liberal National Party had 32 seats.

Roughly speaking, objects and furniture under a value of around FFr 300,000 sold easily, and dealers who aimed at modest margins fared well.

On the other hand, we have only a very modest margin below the ceiling for the administrative expenditure.

He was elected as MP for Buckrose at the General Election of 1900, albeit by the modest margin of 90 votes.

The average share on the Big Board rose just 7 cents, while advancing issues held a modest 848-to-723 margin over losers.